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View More NewsSidian Bank CEO Chege Thumbi (left) and Nyandarua Governor Moses Kiarie Ndirangu cut a ribbon during the launch of the bank’s Ol Kalou branch. Growing agribusiness and small-scale trade in…
CBK Governor Kamau Thugge before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on March 25, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Major commercial banks are under…
Listed publishing firm Longhorn Publishers Plc has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Maxwell Wahome, will step down at the end of September 2025 after nine years at the company,…
Gantry cranes at the Kenya Ports Authority container terminal in Mombasa. [File, Standard] The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has received 10 new Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes as part of the…
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Smoke emanating over buildings following a Russian air attack, in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia launched hundreds of drones and…
Rescue workers and residents search for victims in the debris of collapsed houses after a cloudburst in Dolari village, Swabi district, in northern Pakistan’s mountainous…
Opinion
Surgeons performing coronary artery bypass operation. [Courtesy] Every year, thousands of Kenyan families face a quiet but devastating health crisis; congenital and acquired heart disease. Over 5,000 children require open-heart surgery annually in Kenya, not…
President William Ruto chairs a meeting of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [File, Standard] When a…
Ukraine ambassador to Kenya Andrii Pravednyk. [File, Standard] When I think of my time in Kenya, I often compare it to the cup of the world’s best type of coffee – Arabica. I drink my…
National Assembly Chambers during a previous session. [File, Standard] Recently, tensions within the halls of Parliament have reached a boiling point, with MPs vociferously responding to a pointed accusation from the President that they regularly dip their…
Arts & Culture
Artist Nduta Kariuki stands next to her works being showcased at Munyu Space [Anjellah Owino/Standard] Multidisciplinary artist Nduta Kariuki demonstrates her versatility in her debut solo exhibition, Dreamcatcher, which she collaborated on with her late father, Paul Kariuki.…
Mural artist Viktart Mwangi in action [Courtesy] If you’ve walked through Nairobi’s CBD, you’ve likely seen…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o unveiled as face of Kenya International Theatre Festival The late Prof. Ngugi wa…
In Kenya today, we are faced with a legal and moral dilemma that demands both common…
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Crippling traffic jams on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, which are increasingly becoming frequent, appear to make a case for the expansion of the road. READ…
Two times African Champion Ferdinand Omanyala has pulled out of the 20205 Diamond League Finals (photo courtesy) Kenyan sprint star Ferdinand Omanyala has pulled…
When President William Ruto and Rigathi Gachagua, then Deputy President enjoyed a cup of tea in the house of Mama Mirriam Njeri in Muranga County after launching…
Nairobi Nakuru highway under construction at Rironi area. [George Njunge, Standard] Crippling traffic jams on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, which are increasingly becoming frequent, appear…